What does a sore thumb mean?
What does a sore thumb mean?
stand out like a sore
Definition of stick/stand out like a sore thumb informal. : to be very noticeable in usually a bad way.
Why do people say sticks out like a sore thumb?
If someone or something stands/sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the people or things around them: Everyone else was in jeans and T-shirts and I had my office clothes on – I stuck out like a sore thumb.
Where does the phrase sore thumb come from?
The phrase stick out like a sore thumb was popularized in the 1930s-1940s by the writer, Erle Stanley Gardner, whose Perry Mason novels eventually led to a popular American TV series of the same name. Related phrases are sticks out like a sore thumb, stuck out like a sore thumb, sticking out like a sore thumb.
What’s another word for caught my eye?
What is another word for caught my eye?
| caught my attention | attracted my attention |
|---|---|
| got my attention | grabbed my attention |
| captured my imagination | captured my interest |
| drew my attention | piqued my curiosity |
| diverted my attention | distracted me |
How do you say caught my attention?
“Helga finally caught my attention when she started yelping like a puppy dog.”…What is another word for caught my attention?
| attracted my attention | got my attention |
|---|---|
| grabbed my attention | captured my imagination |
| captured my interest | caught my eye |
| drew my attention | piqued my curiosity |
Is under your thumb a metaphor?
Being ‘under one’s thumb’ is just a figurative expression that alludes to being completely under another’s control. The allusion was to a protagonist so powerful and a victim so insignificant that even the former’s thumb was strong enough to control them.
What does I Have You Under My thumb mean?
have (someone) under (one’s) thumb To maintain authoritarian control over someone; to continually force someone to submit to one’s will. They seem happy when they’re out and about, but I hear that Johnny has his husband completely under his thumb when they’re at home.
